Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
summary of the Work Accomplished
nv the Forty-Ninth Congress.
to Nominations of Delaney, Tr0tter,
Greedy and Others Confirmed.
THE FoRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

,y,euryGroS, March 5.-The congress
.;.b ended its existence at noon to-day,
y. offered a striking illustration of the
---.tart increase in the volume OF the
,,.lation demanding the attention of
| ,5,yress which has been going on for the
: three or more congresses. More
,Is we're introduced in both houses,
-o,s committee reports made, more bills
sod. more became laws and more were
.oad than ever before. The most of
.5.sa measures were of comparative un-
.,,rtancs such as the bills granting pri-
ne pension and special reliefi authoriz-
n, Tie erection OF bridges; granting
-sH OF way and such like but
~9nv not only of the bills and reports
,-ssfnted. bus of the laws enacted, were
General interest and Importance. A
rr0ber of the bills enacted into laws
rs,e old and familiar claims for leg
.atiyo favor. In this category being
"a presidential success sion bill, the cleo
| .,-al count bill, the inter state commerce
| Nm. and the bill for the relief of Fitz
| Iobu Porter. The 10th congress com
mspced its session on the fourth day of
december, 1884, and was in session until
Ina fifth of August, when it adjourned
-rta December 9th, an continued in ses-
SION until its close to-day, covering a
,ota period of ten months and twenty
NJ DAYS. OF the time the senate was in
session 224 days, and the house 25l
days
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
There we're introduced in the house
gring this time, II ,25S bills and 263 joint
rsolutions, on which over 5000 reports
Were made, being several thousands more
bus and over a thousand more reports
han we're made in the 4Sth congress,
(which had in its turn beaten the record.
Ia the senate there were introduced 1857
bills, and rs Joint resolutions, on which
g1S written reports were made, being
EDWARDS of 500 more bills and over 400
sports than on record, thus breaking
be record of the 48th congress.
THE TOTAL NUMBEB OF LAWS ENACTED
has approximately 1,431, of which 100
uginated in the house and 1888 n the
suate; 264 of these became laws
the expiration of the coustitu-
onal ten days Limitation; 80 bills
j led to become laws owing to the adj
ornment of congress-nine of them at
l,cose of the first session.
THERE WE'RE 1872 BILLS
yetod by the president, or 81 more in
tanss Of the exercise of the presiden-
a rerogative of vetoes than had oc-
cured from the foundation of the gov
clmnt down to the beginning of this
0lRess. OF the vetoed bills "a origin
ted the house and 80 in the senate.
But o. private biz that granting a pen
lon Joseph II. ROmesir, and one pub
&c bill namely that providing for the
rectlo of goyernment building at
Day.0r Ohio, succeeded in passing both
lrses yer the presidents veto, although
syeral others obtained heir 93 vote in
be senaa only to and in the house.
THE DEATH RATE
Of this cngress was also an extr0ordin
lry one, comprising the unprecedented
number If thirteen in the house and
ssua5e.
Bat oueelection case was decided by
as house against the sitting member.
h; congress was characterized by an
tsence Of that acrimonious discussion
winch such contests usually awaken. The
Node Islano case of Page Va. Pierce, in
mich the house decided that neither
tfarty vas entitled to the seat, and a new
-ecuon was ordered, is the one instance
ssat being taken from sitting
nnember
Ot the 1868 house bills which became
aws 20 were of more or less public
allure. OF the remaining 778 bills,
'anllng pensions of relief to specially
sgnated persons 1856 became laws
'Aou, the approval of the president.
be following is
p 'I aE MORE IMPORTANT HOUSE BILLS
a!ca. have become laws: To forfeit the
''Aunc Pacific land grant; to increase
pension OF widows and dependent rel
ives from SIS to $12 per mon III to es-
oH'n certain fees for official service to
elean vessels and to amend the ship
-' laws; The Dingley shipping bill Ito
sud ine Thurman act); increase of
naval establishment; to pension
+lean war veterans; to impose tax on
90 regulate the manufacture, sale,
fol'alion and expectation Of oleemar-
-Ae. io authorize the transfer of the
3" Wood tract, near Chicago, to the
lea states for military purposes; to
1.'-. homestead settlers within railroad
'' euabie national banking asso-
'"> TO increase their capital stock
easage their name and location; for
''-''T1cAonof congressional library
70 forfeit the New Orleans,
Rouge & Yicksburg railroad
le land grant; TO reduce the fees
3he'tIc money orders for sums less
dollars; TO make allowances for
D..s 20 postmasters OF the first and
.ti-ses 10 cover the cost of cler-
On tao money order business; to
the immediate delivery
90 prohibit the passage of local
-' laws in the territories; max
appropriation for additional
q. the southern, northwestern
'efn branches of the national sol.
-.-' 70 pro?ide for the closing up
--lue7s OF the court Of Alabama
TO establish additional life saving
extending the free delivery sys-
"As OF 10000 iuhsaitgnts; for
'i .oe Cherokee reservation in
10 amend the statutes so as to
'.eNera, to give bonds for threee
e-umsted monthly tax; for
"+ae7 OF the +th OF July claims
u! the accounting officers of the
u apartment; one bin cor each of
LESSONS for the Issue of postal
20 SUMS .ess than =. 70 ,,i;a;a.